most assists an in first nba finals game

Nikola Jokić had the most assists in his first game, with 14 assists versus the Heat on June 1, 2023.

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most assists by a player an in first NBA finals game

	NAME	AST	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	14	6/1/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	vs	MIA	40	27	10	1	1	8	12	66.7	1	2	50.0	10	12	83.3	78.1	0	10	2	1	+14
2	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	13	6/2/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	BOS	@	GSW	42	12	5	1	0	3	17	17.6	1	5	20.0	5	7	71.4	29.9	0	5	2	2	+16
3	John Stockton J. Stockton	12	6/1/1997	1996-97	NBA Finals	UTA	@	CHI	38	16	3	3	0	6	10	60.0	2	4	50.0	2	3	66.7	70.7	1	2	7	2	-3
4	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	12	6/2/1991	1990-91	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	LAL	40	36	8	3	0	14	24	58.3	1	1	100.0	7	9	77.8	64.4	2	6	4	5
5	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	12	6/7/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	DET	@	LAL	40	19	3	4	1	6	16	37.5	2	4	50.0	5	5	100.0	52.2	1	2	4	2
6	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	11	6/12/2012	2011-12	NBA Finals	OKC	vs	MIA	42	27	8	1	0	10	24	41.7	0	4	0.0	7	9	77.8	48.3	1	7	2	1	+14
7	Jamal Murray J. Murray	10	6/1/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	vs	MIA	44	26	6	1	0	11	22	50.0	2	7	28.6	2	2	100.0	56.8	1	5	3	2	+9
8	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	10	6/5/2002	2001-02	NBA Finals	NJN	@	LAL	43	23	10	3	0	11	26	42.3	1	3	33.3	0	1	0.0	43.5	6	4	1	1	+3
9	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	10	5/4/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	40	16	9	3	0	8	12	66.7	0	0		0	0		66.7	2	7	2	1
10	Tom Gola T. Gola	10	3/31/1956	1955-56	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	FTW		11	9			4	14	28.6				3	3	100.0	35.9				5
11	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	9	7/6/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	@	PHX	40	10	7	0	0	4	14	28.6	0	4	0.0	2	2	100.0	33.6	0	7	3	1	-16
12	Chris Paul C. Paul	9	7/6/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	MIL	37	32	4	1	0	12	19	63.2	4	7	57.1	4	4	100.0	77.1	1	3	2	0	+17
13	Kyle Lowry K. Lowry	9	5/30/2019	2018-19	NBA Finals	TOR	vs	GSW	36	7	6	1	0	2	9	22.2	1	5	20.0	2	2	100.0	35.4	0	6	3	5	+11
14	Aaron McKie A. McKie	9	6/6/2001	2000-01	NBA Finals	PHI	@	LAL	51	9	7	2	1	3	7	42.9	1	1	100.0	2	2	100.0	57.1	2	5	5	1	+6
15	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	9	6/7/1995	1994-95	NBA Finals	ORL	vs	HOU	44	26	16	0	3	10	16	62.5	0	0		6	9	66.7	65.1	3	13	7	5
16	Andrew Toney A. Toney	9	5/27/1982	1981-82	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	LAL	30	20	0	0	0	8	18	44.4	2	2	100.0	2	2	100.0	53.0	0	0	3	5
17	Larry Bird L. Bird	9	5/5/1981	1980-81	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	HOU	44	18	21	1	0	9	17	52.9	0	0		0	0		52.9	7	14	5	1
18	Bobby Wanzer B. Wanzer	9	4/7/1951	1950-51	NBA Finals	ROC	vs	NYK		19	12			5	12	41.7				9	9	100.0	59.5				5
19	Stephen Curry S. Curry	8	6/4/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	43	26	4	2	0	10	20	50.0	2	6	33.3	4	4	100.0	59.7	0	4	4	1	+4
20	Luke Walton L. Walton	8	6/8/2004	2003-04	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	27	7	5	0	2	3	3	100.0	1	1	100.0	0	0		116.7	1	4	0	3	+18
21	Avery Johnson A. Johnson	8	6/16/1999	1998-99	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	NYK	38	6	2	0	0	2	3	66.7	0	0		2	4	50.0	63.0	0	2	3	0	+20
22	Terry Porter T. Porter	8	6/5/1990	1989-90	NBA Finals	POR	@	DET	40	16	0	2	0	5	15	33.3	2	5	40.0	4	4	100.0	47.7	0	0	7	6
23	Wali Jones W. Jones	8	4/14/1967	1966-67	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	SFW	41	30	10			13	26	50.0				4	5	80.0	53.2				3
24	Guy Rodgers G. Rodgers	8	4/18/1964	1963-64	NBA Finals	SFW	@	BOS	29	2	3			0	12	0.0				2	2	100.0	7.8				3
25	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	7	6/5/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	35	15	5	0	0	4	10	40.0	0	2	0.0	7	10	70.0	52.1	1	4	2	1	+9

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PPG

28.9

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RPG

12.1

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10.8

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Team Rankings

ORTG

125.4

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DRTG

116.3

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9.1

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3P%

40.3

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	26	3	.897
2	Spurs	21	7	.750	4.5
3	Nuggets	21	7	.750	4.5
4	Lakers	19	8	.704	6.0
5	Timberwolves	19	10	.655	7.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 12/23	DEN	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Thu 12/25	MIN	@	DEN	10:30 PM
Sat 12/27	DEN	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Mon 12/29	DEN	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Wed 12/31	DEN	@	TOR	7:30 PM

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

34.1

Dončić

32.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.7

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.1

Jokić

11.6

Towns

11.1

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APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

8.9

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.4

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Suggs

BPG Leaders

2.4

Huff

2.0

Stewart

1.8

Kalkbrenner

3PM Leaders

4.9

Curry

4.1

Mitchell

3.8

Maxey

TS% Leaders

71.1

Jokić

71.0

Ayton

70.2

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.4

122.6

122.4

121.2

120.4

119.1

DRtg Rankings

104.5

110.3

112.3

112.6

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113.0

NetRtg Rankings

15.8

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8.9

7.9

6.7

6.3

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7-21

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NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,757

Jokić

1,487.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,371.3

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,869

Jokić

1,492.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,450.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.2

Brown

33.4

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MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

37.1

Thompson

36.9

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.81

Jokić

1.63

Dončić

1.60

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.93

Jokić

1.73

Dončić

1.60

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

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20-10

17-9-1

18-10

17-11

17-12

17-11

Worst Record ATS

8-22

9-19

10-19

10-17

11-18

12-18

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	23	6	.793
2	Knicks	20	8	.714	2.5
3	Celtics	18	11	.621	5.0
4	76ers	16	11	.593	6.0
5	Raptors	17	13	.567	6.5
6	Magic	16	13	.552	7.0
7	Cavaliers	16	14	.533	7.5
8	Heat	15	14	.517	8.0
9	Hawks	15	15	.500	8.5
10	Bulls	13	15	.464	9.5
11	Bucks	11	18	.379	12.0
12	Hornets	9	20	.310	14.0
13	Nets	8	19	.296	14.0
14	Pacers	6	23	.207	17.0
15	Wizards	5	22	.185	17.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	26	3	.897
2	Spurs	21	7	.750	4.5
3	Nuggets	21	7	.750	4.5
4	Lakers	19	8	.704	6.0
5	Timberwolves	19	10	.655	7.0
6	Rockets	17	9	.654	7.5
7	Suns	15	13	.536	10.5
8	Warriors	15	15	.500	11.5
9	Grizzlies	13	16	.448	13.0
10	Trail Blazers	12	17	.414	14.0
11	Mavericks	11	19	.367	15.5
12	Jazz	10	18	.357	15.5
13	Pelicans	8	22	.267	18.5
14	Clippers	7	21	.250	18.5
15	Kings	7	22	.241	19.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 11/20	NOP	@	DAL	115-118
Thu 11/20	MIN	@	PHX	113-114
Thu 11/20	DEN	@	HOU	112-109
Thu 11/20	POR	@	GSW	127-123
Thu 11/20	OKC	@	UTA	144-112

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 12/23	BKN	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Tue 12/23	WAS	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Tue 12/23	MIL	@	IND	7:30 PM
Tue 12/23	CHI	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Tue 12/23	NOP	@	CLE	7:30 PM

Nikola Jokić had the most assists in his first game, with 14 assists versus the Heat on June 1, 2023.

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